U.S. Accuses Russian Diplomats of Medicaid Fraud

Move May Pressure Relations With Moscow

Dec. 5, 2013 12:24 p.m. ET

Some alleged beneficiaries of Medicaid in New York might come as a surprise: Russian diplomats and their families.

In a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday that is likely to further pressure already sour relations between Moscow and Washington, the Manhattan U.S. attorney accused 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their spouses of participating in an alleged scheme that garnered nearly $1.5 million dollars in fraudulent...